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Michigan Lakes and Streams Association, Inc. is a state-wide, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of Michigan’s vast treasure of inland lakes and streams. We achieve our mission by supporting riparian associations as well as the collective and individual education and conservation initiatives of our members which include lake associations, concerned citizens, commercial, and non-profit businesses as well as our public and private collaborative partners.

The corporation was created in 1961 and now includes over 1,500 individual members, 50 corporate and nonprofit partners, and more than 250 associations whose aggregate statewide membership exceeds 100,000.

Michigan Lakes and Streams Association, Inc. is a collaborative organization that serves as the Program Administrator for the MiCorps Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program and is an active partner in the Michigan Inland Lakes Partnership and the Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership.

We represent a unified voice for riparians in the state-wide work that protects and preserves Michigan’s inland freshwater.

The Michigan Riparian magazine is Michigan’s only magazine dedicated to the unique lifestyle and interests of thousands of riparian residents. As a member of Michigan Lakes and Streams Association, you will receive four issues per year of The Michigan Riparian.

As Michigan’s riparian education organization, we are dedicated to bringing the latest lake and stream related news and information to our riparian members through our email newsletter. Sign up to receive our emails.

We provide graduate and undergraduate grant and scholarship opportunities for students in fields related to freshwater studies.

We facilitate networking and collaboration between riparians and lake associations through regional meetings and webinars for all concerned citizens. You can find our recordings of our past events on our YouTube channel. We sponsor and arrange workshops, meetings and seminars in person. Contact us to schedule an event in your area.

We are dedicated to the support and encouragement of our state’s thousands of riparian lake and stream associations. We also promote the creation of lake and stream riparian associations as a means of collectively addressing issues relative to the preservation and protection of our freshwater resources.

Our well-attended annual conference has been bringing riparians together to better understand and protect the waters of Michigan since MLSA’s inception.

Partnerships are central to our work and include the Michigan DNR and EGLE, the Michigan Inland Lake Partnership, the Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership, the Michigan Chapter of NALMS, our state’s universities and colleges (GVSU, MSU Extension, Northwestern Michigan College, and others), and non‐profit organizations across the country. We provide funding for our partner’s projects and programs, like the Michigan Shoreland Stewards website as well as the sponsorship of conferences and events.